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A Basin Enduro

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WoFIowz
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Anyone ever participated in this? Sounds fucking wildly grueling to lap that chair for 10hrs straight.
Feb 26 2021 10:29AM
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WoFlowz
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My knee would simply die
Feb 26 2021 12:17PM
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Dilldoes
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My brother and I contemplated it but I too think my knees would die.
Feb 26 2021 12:28PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Pali enduro? Sounds like a tuesday to me


But fer real, it would be fun to try just to have that experience. I wonder if the meta is to take the groomer to conserve energy or take a well rehearsed line down standard/international for the most direct route
Feb 26 2021 12:29PM
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ericforman
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Looks like standard is are far as you can go. I guess you get some grizzly road in exchange for bigger bumps. The face is probably easiest. But I would die. 3 hours of Pali leaves me beat.
Feb 26 2021 1:10PM
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GayWolf420
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hows the COVID rule grouping on chairs at ABay? Id do this purely out of sake of just being able to bag a bunch of laps from 9 to 4 haha.
Feb 26 2021 2:39PM
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ericforman
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It’s a 2 seater and you ride with a partner as part of the contest so presumably you just ride together unless you think your friend has the Rona and may make out with you on the chair.
DeebieSkeebieshows the COVID rule grouping on chairs at ABay? Id do this purely out of sake of just being able to bag a bunch of laps from 9 to 4 haha.
Feb 26 2021 2:41PM
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ASSholebomber22
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DeebieSkeebieshows the COVID rule grouping on chairs at ABay? Id do this purely out of sake of just being able to bag a bunch of laps from 9 to 4 haha.


Most anyone I've asked if they wanna ride up rode with me when there was a line. Most peeps are shy or don't wanna ask strangers tho so the singles move kinda slow. I have no idea what it looks like on enduro day.

Supposedly the record is 69 laps.

Nice.
Feb 26 2021 2:56PM
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SavageBiff
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Do they shut it down to non enduro competitors? I’ll be there next week thatd kinda suck was planning on spending most my days over there..
BiffbarfMost anyone I've asked if they wanna ride up rode with me when there was a line. Most peeps are shy or don't wanna ask strangers tho so the singles move kinda slow. I have no idea what it looks like on enduro day.

Supposedly the record is 69 laps.

Nice.
Feb 26 2021 3:01PM
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nelsenderson
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I BELIEVE that get first dibs on chairs, like ski patrol. Skip the line. Also, when you ski down, you have to ski certain routes equally. In other words, you can't just lap the easiest or fastest line down Pali.
Feb 26 2021 3:07PM
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nelsenderson
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If I skied Pali for 10 hours straight I would probably die and be happy about it. That's how I want to go.

**This post was edited on Feb 26th 2021 at 3:09:09pm
Feb 26 2021 3:07PM
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ASSholebomber22
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nelsendersonIf I skied Pali for 10 hours straight I would probably die and be happy about it. That's how I want to go.

**This post was edited on Feb 26th 2021 at 3:09:09pm


is your pfp you goin off the pali cornice
Feb 26 2021 3:18PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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I would love this event. Gotta stay groomers to keep your legs fresh, but go really really fast on said groomers.
Feb 26 2021 3:20PM
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ASSholebomber22
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BigPurpleSkiSuitI would love this event. Gotta stay groomers to keep your legs fresh, but go really really fast on said groomers.


looks like the map doesn't allow that. Idk how fast the groomers would be anyways because they kinda dogleg around. No groomers here besides the cat track between the drop in to the lines 1-9
Feb 26 2021 3:25PM
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ericforman
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Are they even doing it this year?
Feb 26 2021 3:26PM
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Chunderface
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My buddy was training for it. Can't remember what happened but he didn't do it. Its fucking insane.
Feb 26 2021 4:26PM
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SuspiciousFish
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This reminds me back when they did the 36 hours of Keystone. My God that was a shitshow.
Feb 26 2021 4:44PM
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little1337
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BiffbarfPali enduro? Sounds like a tuesday to me


But fer real, it would be fun to try just to have that experience. I wonder if the meta is to take the groomer to conserve energy or take a well rehearsed line down standard/international for the most direct route


A Basin Enduro any % blown knee speed run
Feb 27 2021 1:11AM
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Chunderface
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ericformanAre they even doing it this year?

Looks like its cancelled.
Feb 27 2021 1:15AM
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Hoss_Bonaventure
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I did it a couple of years ago. Hell of a day, super fun.
Feb 27 2021 7:20AM
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nelsenderson
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Biffbarfis your pfp you goin off the pali cornice


That'd be SICK if it was... but its Ptarmigan Hill by Vail Pass. The weather station and Ptarmigan Hill proper are in the background. Pretty good sled-skiin.

Not a great video of skiing (actually all snowboarding by a buddy I was towing), but good on the spot: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKS-m3hrNO/ .
Feb 28 2021 1:45AM
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drumbumocdp
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The key is to eat half a tab of lsd. When it’s over, all you want to do is keep skiing
Feb 28 2021 3:20PM
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